The future of renewable energy procurement: Understanding hourly matching
As businesses work towards ambitious sustainability goals, many are looking beyond annual renewable energy matching and asking a new question: when was that renewable electricity actually generated?
In this podcast, James McGolpin, Product Manager and Sian Day, National Sales Manager here at TotalEnergies Gas & Power, joins Energy Live News to explore the growing role of hourly matched renewable electricity and why it is becoming an important consideration for organisations seeking greater transparency around their energy procurement.
The discussion covers the shift towards more granular energy tracking and how hourly matching can help businesses better understand the relationship between their consumption and renewable generation.
Whether you're just beginning to explore renewable energy procurement or looking to understand the next evolution of energy traceability, this conversation provides insights into a rapidly developing area of the energy market.
So, what is hourly matching, why are organisations starting to pay attention to it, and what could it mean for your business?
Take a watch to find out.
Want to learn more about annual and hourly matching?
Read our blog, Annual vs Hourly Matching: What Buyers Need to Know in 2026, written by James. Drawing on his product and market expertise, James explores the differences between annual and hourly matching, why timing and traceability are becoming increasingly important, and how organisations can communicate renewable electricity claims with greater confidence.
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